Jesse Petrea

Voted yes on HB 1238, which directed the Department of Community Health to submit a federal waiver request for Medicaid reimbursement of certain caregivers.

April 2, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: billsponsor.com · researched August 8, 2026

Voted to accept the final version of HB 1339, which loosens certificate of need rules for new hospitals and raises the rural hospital tax credit. The Georgia House agreed it 95-68, and it became law.

March 21, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to adopt the compromise version of HB 557, which lets nurse practitioners and physician assistants prescribe some Schedule II drugs. The Georgia House adopted it 132-35, and it became law.

February 8, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted yes on HB 651, which revised Georgia rules for automated traffic-enforcement safety devices in school zones.

April 3, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

Source: billsponsor.com · researched August 8, 2026

Voted to accept the final version of House Bill 1247, which bars courts from deferring to an agency's reading of the law. The Georgia House agreed 98-70, and it became law as Act 718.

April 2, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to accept the final version of HB 1105, which requires jails to check immigration status and honor federal detainer requests. The Georgia House agreed it 99-75, and it became law.

March 28, 2024Opposes Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Sponsored HB 295, which became law and established procedures for real-property owners to claim compensation for specified losses or expenses tied to local government action.

May 12, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: billsponsor.com · researched August 8, 2026

Sponsored HB 1097, which became law and required criminal-background, license-status, and registry checks for certain mental-health-facility owners, applicants, and employees.

May 11, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: billsponsor.com · researched August 8, 2026

Voted yes on HB 651, which revised Georgia rules for automated traffic-enforcement safety devices in school zones.

April 3, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: billsponsor.com · researched August 8, 2026

Voted yes on HB 1409, which revised mandated reporting of child abuse.

April 3, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: billsponsor.com · researched August 8, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 443, which makes blocking a highway after a police order a high and aggravated misdemeanor. The Georgia House passed it 96-69, completing passage. It became law as Act 512, effective July 1, 2026.

March 23, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 244, which pays wrongly imprisoned people $75,000 per year and makes counties cover defense costs after prosecutor misconduct. The Georgia House passed it 103-61, and it became law.

April 2, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

Voted to adopt the compromise version of SB 63, which requires money bail for more offenses and caps the cash bonds one person may post. The Georgia House adopted it 97-69, and it became law.

February 6, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass SB 159, which raises penalties for inmates caught with banned items and for staff who bring them in. The Georgia House passed it 103-72, and it became law.

March 27, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass SB 44, which sets a prison term of at least five years for recruiting someone into a criminal street gang. The Georgia House passed it 99-74, and it became law.

March 20, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass HB 500, which creates the crime of arson of a law enforcement vehicle, with five to 20 years in prison. The Georgia House passed it 100-69, and it became law.

March 1, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted yes on SB 614, which provided a City of Hampton homestead exemption for municipal ad-valorem taxes.

April 2, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: billsponsor.com · researched August 8, 2026

Co-sponsored a Georgia law creating a homestead exemption that caps Bryan County school property taxes at the base-year assessed value, subject to voter approval (House Bill 741, Act 96).

May 9, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: billsponsor.com · researched August 8, 2026

Voted yes on HB 350, which revised Georgia safe-place provisions for newborns.

April 3, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: billsponsor.com · researched August 8, 2026

Voted yes on HB 1238, which directed the Department of Community Health to submit a federal waiver request for Medicaid reimbursement of certain caregivers.

April 2, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: billsponsor.com · researched August 8, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 472, which lets the State Board of Education ask the governor to suspend school board members over money mismanagement. The Georgia House passed it 96-58, and it became law as Act 722.

March 25, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 1164, which requires state audits of high-risk school systems and more public financial notices. The Georgia House passed it 103-68, and it became law.

February 26, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

Voted yes on HB 1193, which authorized literacy coaches for kindergarten through third grade.

February 24, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched August 8, 2026

Voted to pass HB 1018, which bars banks from using a merchant code that marks gun shops and bars any registry of gun owners. The Georgia House passed it 106-60, and it became law.

February 27, 2024Opposes Gun Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass the House rewrite of Senate Bill 3EX, which plans a hand-marked paper ballot voting system and orders hand recounts in close races. The Georgia House passed it 94-79, and it became law.

June 23, 2026Supports Election Integrity

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass SB 222, which bars election officials from taking private donations and makes the State Election Board its own agency. The Georgia House passed it 100-69, and it became law.

March 27, 2023Supports Election Integrity

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass SB 420, which bars companies and agents of foreign adversary governments from buying Georgia farmland. The Georgia House passed it 97-67, and it became law.

March 21, 2024Supports National Defense

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for the Senate's rewrite of House Bill 463, which cuts the income tax rate to 4.99 percent in 2026, then toward 3.99. The Georgia House agreed 104-71, and it became law as Act 465.

April 2, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 111. It cuts the individual income-tax rate from 5.39 percent to 5.19 percent starting January 1, 2025. The Georgia House passed it 110-60, and it became law.

March 6, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass SB 351, which bars social media accounts for children under 16 without a parent's consent. The Georgia House passed it 120-45, and it became law.

March 28, 2024Supports Data Privacy

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 552, the True Patriotism and Universal Student Access Act, which lets students form political clubs at school. The Georgia House passed this House version 95-68, the Senate agreed the same day, and it became law as Act 497.

March 31, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 1, the Riley Gaines Act of 2025, barring males from female school sports teams. The Georgia House passed it 100-64, and it became law.

March 31, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 3EX, a new map of Georgia's congressional districts to replace the 2021 map a federal court struck down. The Georgia House passed it 98-71, and it became law.

December 7, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 1EX, a new map of Georgia's state Senate districts to replace the 2021 map a federal court struck down. The Georgia House passed it 98-71, and it became law.

December 5, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 1EX, a new map of Georgia's state House districts to replace the 2021 map a federal court struck down. The Georgia House passed it 101-77, and it became law.

December 1, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass SB 140, which bans hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery for minors treated for gender dysphoria. The Georgia House passed it 96-75, and it became law.

March 16, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Sponsored HB 117, which became law and required seafood-service establishments to notify customers of the country of origin of seafood items.

May 6, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: billsponsor.com · researched August 8, 2026

Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1185, which makes it harder for shareholders to sue companies and see company records. The Georgia House agreed 97-65, and it became law as Act 460.

March 31, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

Voted to accept the Senate's change to Senate Bill 69, which makes companies that fund other people's lawsuits register with the state. The House agreed 120-42, and it became law as Act 10.

March 31, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 68, which limits pain-and-suffering arguments, allows seat-belt evidence and tightens other lawsuit rules. The Georgia House passed it 91-82, and it became law.

March 20, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 144, which lets a federally approved pesticide label satisfy the maker's health-warning duty. The Georgia House passed it 101-58, and it became law.

March 13, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Sponsored HB 1209, which became law and provided a sales-and-use-tax exemption for specified construction materials and tangible property used in qualifying buildings.

May 11, 2026

Source: billsponsor.com · researched August 8, 2026

Sponsored HB 115, which became law and required the Department of Natural Resources to provide specified notice upon vessel registration.

May 11, 2026

Source: billsponsor.com · researched August 8, 2026